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Michael F. Easley
Governor
State of North Carolina
Office of the Governor
Governor's Press Office
State Capitol, Raleigh, NC 27603-8001
(919) 733-5612 - Toll Free 1-800-662-7005
FAX (919) 733-5166
For Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Fred Hartman/Cari Boyce
Date: August 27, 2002 Phone: (919) 733-5612
ATTN: NEWS DIRECTOR/ASSIGNMENT EDITORS/REPORTERS
The following is a statement from Governor Mike Easley on North Carolina’s SAT scores.
“It is encouraging to see North Carolina's students leading the Southeast,” Easley said. "And our continued progress on the NAEP 4th and 8th grade test scores show that we are moving in the right direction, but we cannot be satisfied until we lead the nation in education.
“To get there, we have to give our children all the tools they need to compete, not just with students in this country but across the world. We cannot use a slow economy as an excuse to back up. If we do, we risk losing all the progress we have made in the last decade and we rob our students of their chance to be the best.”
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Michael F. Easley
Governor
State of North Carolina
Office of the Governor
Governor's Press Office
State Capitol, Raleigh, NC 27603-8001
(919) 733-5612 - Toll Free 1-800-662-7005
FAX (919) 733-5166
For Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Fred Hartman/Cari Boyce
Date: August 27, 2002 Phone: (919) 733-5612
ATTN: NEWS DIRECTOR/ASSIGNMENT EDITORS/REPORTERS
The following is a statement from Governor Mike Easley on North Carolina’s SAT scores.
“It is encouraging to see North Carolina's students leading the Southeast,” Easley said. "And our continued progress on the NAEP 4th and 8th grade test scores show that we are moving in the right direction, but we cannot be satisfied until we lead the nation in education.
“To get there, we have to give our children all the tools they need to compete, not just with students in this country but across the world. We cannot use a slow economy as an excuse to back up. If we do, we risk losing all the progress we have made in the last decade and we rob our students of their chance to be the best.”
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